Slide 1 - Power to the patients: Digital Technology, PIFU and Cancer Care
Power to the patients: Digital Technology, PIFU and Cancer Care
We use technology to help cancer patients co-manage their own follow up to treatment, writes Cancer Patient-Initiated-Follow-Up (PIFU) lead Claire Marsh.
University Hospital Southampton is recognised as an IT and digital healthcare leader within the NHS.
The Informatics team at UHS Digital has overseen the development of a wide range of pioneering projects, to improve the delivery and efficiency of healthcare services, and to improve patient outcomes.
We are one of 16 centres of excellence, known as Global Digital Exemplars, selected by the Department of Health and Social Care to develop and share digital innovations.
"Already using digiRounds is making a difference and halved the time taken to see patient vital signs and results on my ward round on the stroke unit – it is a fantastic innovation."
Richard Marigold, consultant stroke physician
Online access to your health records
My Medical Record is the digital version of a patient record, which stores and displays a patient’s personal and medical health records online. The patient can see their information using a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone which has access to the internet. Some of the information on My Medical Record comes directly from the hospital systems at the Trust. All of the patient records online on My Medical Record is shared securely.
The new smartphone app for My Medical Record gives patients access to their personal information, such as date of birth, home address, contact details and next of kin, all of which can be edited if the patient needs to. If a patient is registered with a particular care group, for example IBD, they will be able to see their letters, future appointments, results and will also be able to use the app to contact their care team. The My Medical Record app can be accessed using the NHS app.
My Medical Record is currently used at UHSFT, and 15 other Trusts across England.
